Spoiler History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 804 Everyone says his own thing
"Snacks are coming!"

Prince of Yan Zhu Di rushed into the Huagai Palace like a whirlwind, carrying two food boxes.

"Dad's fried kumquats with honey wine, mom's candied cherries, and my eldest brother's favorite five-spice cake."

The food drawer was opened, revealing neatly arranged plates of small desserts, and the selected items were placed in front of each person in turn.

Zhu Di did not stop and put a few small tables together, and then took out small plates from the food drawer one by one:
"Ten kinds of sugar fried food, small abalone and snail crisps, carved honey fried food, and jujube rings. These are a bit too sweet. Big brother, please watch over Xiongying and don't eat too much."

"Fried chestnuts, five-color beans, Torreya grandis nuts, and hazelnuts. These are freshly fried. They are perfect for us brothers to enjoy."

"The salty and sour fruit and the long tangled fruit taste really weird, who knows who will like them. Put them here, if you want to try them, take them."

When the food drawers were emptied, the table made of small tables was filled with all kinds of fruits and sweets. Zhu Di immediately started to serve:

"I just did it myself. Isn't it just right to use it as a reference for future generations to talk about our Ming Dynasty?"

However, what surprised Zhu Di was that the atmosphere in the Huagai Hall was a little strange. The brothers looked at each other, with inexplicable meanings flashing in their eyes, but no one took any action, and no one even spoke.

He mustered up the courage to look up at his father, but Ming Tianzi was not looking over here. Instead, he was still staring at the light screen, not looking at the fried kumquats with dense wine in front of him.

The last sentence could still be seen on the screen: "From the death of Zhu Biao, it was only a matter of time before the Lan Yu case broke out."

The three words "Lan Yu'an" startled Zhu Di, but he soon understood why his father was so worried. Everyone in the hall was silent.

After all, Zhu Di knew very well that Hu Weiyong was more of an old associate of the Grand Censor Li Shanchang than his father's old associate from Huaixi.

Before the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it was a compliment to say that we were familiar faces. Since we were not able to share the same hardships, I'm afraid Daddy Pingzhi wouldn't be in any mood.

Lan Yu was different. This brave general was to Prince Kaiping as Prince Kaiping was to his father.

Because of his love for Lan Yu, Dad actually cares about Lan Yu quite a lot.

He was an old man from Huaixi, the brother-in-law of King Kaiping, and a real military hero. Yet, this kind of person ended up dead...

When he turned his head again, he met the brothers' meaningful gazes, and Zhu Di instantly had a guess:
Could it be that several brothers had advised their father before, but were scolded, so now they hope he can persuade him?
To be honest, he was of course afraid of his father, but at the same time he also remembered that when the seven brothers were practicing labor, they were repeatedly emphasized that they should be of one mind.

So Zhu Di stepped forward with gritted teeth:

"General Lan deserves death for his crimes, but he still obeys father's orders and fights bravely without hesitation."

"I may be guilty in the future, but I have done good deeds now. Why should I mind, Dad?"

What Zhu Di couldn't see was that behind him, Zhu Biao and a few others were exchanging frantic glances, their expressions full of worry.

The meaning in the looks of those people just now was simple and hard to describe. They were afraid that the fourth child would be beaten by his father.

Now, instead of running away, Lao Si bravely moved forward, and this sounded like adding fuel to the fire.

Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang finally turned his head after hearing this, looked at the fourth son with strange eyes, nodded and said slowly:
"But what if there is really a plot to revolt and seize the throne? What should we do?"

Hearing the word "seize the throne", Zhu Biao and others' hearts suddenly jumped. The fourth brother was talking about Lan Yu, but father might not be asking about Lan Yu.

Then I heard the fourth brother's voice also hesitated:
"If the evidence of treason is solid, he should be severely punished according to the law!"

Zhu Di's words were so murderous that Zhu Biao's heart almost jumped into his throat.

However, Zhu Su, who read the most, remembered that if the fourth brother really said so, it seemed that the entire clan would be executed... Zhu Di also shrank his head. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but his father's expression seemed to be a little colder, but he still insisted on finishing his words:

"But no matter how conclusive the evidence is, it is not conclusive at this moment. Even if it is a rebellion in a dozen years, how can it be executed without being taught if it does not violate the law at this time?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, his expression did not change at all, neither denying nor approving, but he immediately asked:
"Then should we just sit back and do nothing, and wait for them to show up and kill them?"

"It shouldn't be like this."

Zhu Di certainly could not see the ups and downs in the expressions of his brothers behind him, he just spoke his mind truthfully, with a sincere look on his face:
"In later generations, it is said that General Lan had the merit of wiping out the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty. His reputation has been passed down through the ages. Whenever people talk about his name, they will remember that he was a general of the Hongwu period and a minister of my father."

"Such a famous general became a traitor, which certainly cost him his life, but it does not bring honor to my father's name after all."

In just a few words, everyone in the Huagai Palace understood what the King of Yan meant, and in order to increase the persuasiveness, the King of Yan also gave an example:

"Just like Emperor Taizong of Tang and Li Weigong in the previous dynasty, the king and the general got along well with each other and achieved the good reputation of Zhenguan."

As Zhu Di spoke, he saw that his father's expression seemed to relax a little, so he could no longer maintain his serious look and patted his chest and said:

"But Dad, you don't have to worry so much. When I go to Beiping in the future, I will take care of General Xu's health on your behalf."

"With General Xu here, how can General Lan seize power? After a dozen years or so, when the remnant Yuan Dynasty is destroyed, maybe I can return to Beijing to drink tea and play chess with my father, and imitate the previous dynasty to compile a book called 'Xu Weigong Zou Dui'."

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression became increasingly calm, and his eyes were no longer cold. Of course, this was also due to Empress Ma holding his hand. After being married for many years, he could guess what his sister wanted to say. After all, they were still a family.

The atmosphere was obviously loosening, so Zhu Di did not forget to give a smug look to his brothers behind him. This also made Zhu Biao and others feel stuck with a lot of words in their hearts, and their expressions became more subtle.

Xu Da even saw his son-in-law raising his eyebrows at him with great enthusiasm, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

After showing his merits, Zhu Di did not forget to show his courtesy:

"Daddy eats kumquats. I watched them slowly roast the honey wine. It won't taste good if it gets cold."

Zhu Yuanzhang took the spoon and put a spoonful into his mouth, then nodded with satisfaction. In comparison, this was the good thing about Yingtian Prefecture. It was not difficult to eat some fruits in winter, unlike Luoyang and Kaifeng where one had to go to great lengths to build a greenhouse to eat some.

Zhu Yuanzhang had always restrained himself from enjoying these delicious tastes, so he let the fourth brother serve him and ate a few bites before putting down the spoon.

He nodded under his son's expectant eyes and said:

"Since you say so, let's not bother about you, Emperor Yongle, forcing your nephew to seize the throne."

"Let's wait until we understand the whole story, and then we can discuss it. Before that, we will stay in Yingtian Prefecture, and the matter of going to Beiping will be discussed later."

After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have lost all his anger, and he even had the leisure to pick up his chopsticks to pick up the dessert on Empress Ma's plate.

Zhu Di was struck by lightning in an instant. At this moment, he understood the expressions of his brothers that wanted to say but couldn't, why his father-in-law Xu Da's expression was so subtle, and the look his mother had been giving him since he entered the door - it turned out that he had misunderstood it from the beginning to the end.

But compared to these, Zhu Di turned his head and looked at the child hiding behind his eldest brother and found it hard to accept:

"How could I do such a beastly thing!"

Zhu Yuanzhang wiped the syrup from his mouth and shook his head.
"It's not Xiong Ying, but your eldest brother's second son named Zhu Yunwen."

For a moment, Zhu Di felt increasingly confused.

(End of this chapter)