King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

"hey hey"

"Stop it, stop it, second brother."

"Let's stop making trouble. We are wrong. Isn't it okay if we are wrong?"

"What kind of character is this? Who did you learn this from?"

"Kicking people away at every turn, kicking people away at every turn, this is simply too much"

Seeing that Zhu Gaoxu was serious, Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi waved his hands again and again, no longer daring to pretend to be ignorant. He quickly admitted his mistake, otherwise he was really afraid that the second brother, this bastard, would really order someone to kick him out. As for whether it was embarrassing or not, he actually had a lot of things he wanted to say to the King of Han and the other two, but he didn't have time to sort them out, and he was kicked out just like that. God knows when Zhu Gaoxu will be able to get rid of his hatred, and when the two brothers will be able to sit down together and talk in detail.

See this situation.

Old He, who was called in by Zhu Gaoxu to see the guests off, also stood aside with a hunched back and head lowered, waiting cautiously. His hands did not make any unnecessary movements or actions, nor did he really make an ignorant gesture of asking someone to see the guests off.

After all, he was able to become Zhu Gaoxu's chief steward and manage such a large industry as the Prince of Han's Mansion for Zhu Gaoxu. Naturally, he could not be a person without vision. He must be able to clearly distinguish what should be done and what should not be done.

Moreover.
Even if the King of Han really wanted to drive someone away, and the person to be driven away was the Crown Prince, even if he really wanted to take action, or make some gesture of treating someone to a meal, he could not act on just one order from Zhu Gaoxu. It would take his master several times in a row, or even get angry and yell at him, before he might take action, because that would mean Zhu Gaoxu really wanted to drive him away.

So after coming in, he stood aside without any movement, because Lao He knew clearly and could feel that although Zhu Gaoxu said he wanted to drive Zhu Gaochi away, he didn't necessarily mean to do so in his heart. Therefore, the safest way and method at this time was to be a nobody and downplay his presence as much as possible. This was also the experience Lao He had summed up over the years.

“Oh.”

"He is the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, second only to the emperor and above all others, a powerful figure."

"You can actually make mistakes, and you can actually admit your mistakes?"

“It really opened our eyes.”

"However, with my humble status, how can I deserve an apology from you, the prince? Aren't you deliberately embarrassing me?"

“Please don’t, don’t, don’t.”

"I can't bear it, I can't bear it!!"

Although the Crown Prince had surrendered, Zhu Gaoxu did not look at him in a good mood. He did not give him any face at all. He looked him up and down with his pupils slightly narrowed, and spoke sarcastic and mocking words in a sarcastic tone.

However, he did not insist on asking Lao He to see him off, nor did he say anything like "send him off".

As the saying goes: listen to the words and the meaning.

Zhu Gaochi was naturally not a fool, and he instantly understood the meaning of Zhu Gaoxu's words. Of course, he also knew that others were deliberately showing off their verbal skills in front of him and deliberately disgusting him with these words in order to avenge the hatred he had just set for others.

What can he do about this?
How did this happen and who caused this trouble?
no doubt
Who else could it be except himself?
In this regard, he could only silently bear the sins he had committed, and could only calm down the anger of others by himself. So even though he felt uncomfortable listening to such words, he could only listen obediently. After all, he was the one who started the dispute with bad intentions and couldn't help but stir it up.

At the same time, Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but think of what he had just done. His chubby face turned slightly red. He felt a little embarrassed, and secretly hated himself for looking for trouble, for only caring about food and not fighting, and for not being able to change his thinking and mind. In his heart, he always treated the King of Han in front of him as the impulsive King of Han in the past.

Dele.

That's why he himself didn't know how many times he had been humiliated and choked.

Then, Zhu Gaochi scratched his head awkwardly, shamelessly put his arm around Zhu Gaoxu's shoulders, and said with a smile:
"Okay, okay."

"Calm down, second brother. Calm down."

"Brother knows he was wrong. It was brother who was wrong. Brother only cared about food and not about punishment. Don't worry. I won't do it again next time. There will definitely not be a next time."

"Correct it, I will definitely correct it."

"okay."

"Let's talk about business calmly. How about we talk about business?"

"Don't get upset here. We are all grown up. There's no need to say anything, right?"

The anger has almost subsided.

Seeing the prince admit his mistake so honestly, Zhu Gaoxu knew what to do and did not continue to dwell on the matter. He waved his hand unnoticeably at Old He who was waiting on the side.

After receiving the order, Lao He was stunned for a moment, then he came to his senses and did not dare to hesitate at all. He turned around and quickly disappeared into the courtyard.

After a while, the whole courtyard fell silent again. Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to look at the crown prince beside him, nodded to him imperceptibly, and asked with a hint of curiosity, "Business?"

"Boss"

"What's the matter? Come and tell me."

"What do you want to discuss with us?"

Seeing that he did not pursue him any further, Zhu Gaochi breathed a sigh of relief. The smile on his face instantly faded, replaced by a serious expression. He said in a deep voice:

"Second child"

"As you just said, regarding the promotion of the Ming Daily."

"I think it's better to do it now than to wait for a better day. Why don't we just finalize the general framework and other issues involved today, and then we can implement them simultaneously."

"I wonder what you think?"

Zhu Gaoxu was not at all surprised by this statement.

As for the current situation, if the prince had not been looking for trouble just now, he would have been ready to raise this issue after discussing the matter about the censor. However, he was really disgusted by Zhu Gaochi's words just now, so he didn't say anything in the end.
Zhu Gaoxu pretended to be silent for a moment, his expression unchanged, his eyes slightly narrowed, he looked up and down at the prince curiously, and asked with a smile:
"Boss, so urgent?"

Zhu Gaochi was slightly startled, and said without hesitation, "Yes, it is urgent. I think you have seen what happened today, second brother. Given the current situation in the court, don't you think we should be anxious?"

"Don't look at this matter, we have caught Kong Gongjian's handle, and made him compromise on this matter, and made him comply with our requirements to do things."

"But as for the evidence you have summarized, as long as Kong Gongjian is given enough time, with his means and abilities, he will be able to completely wipe it out and eliminate all traces."

"That's when."

"With Kong Gongjian's character, do you think he can really accept the humiliation he suffered today and swallow his anger and pretend that nothing happened?"

"Even if he has concerns and endures the loss he suffered today, it will affect what we need to do next."

"You know better than me that it will inevitably affect the interests of those hometowns, and the interests of the entire group will be greater. If we don't do enough preparation in the early stage, I'm afraid it will be difficult to implement it safely later." "It will inevitably encounter stronger counterattacks and confrontations than today."

"Our situation will become extremely passive. I don't know if I can accept this kind of aggrieved feeling. Can I bear this anger? With your personality, don't tell me that you are willing to suffer a loss."

"If you were someone who was willing to suffer a loss, you wouldn't have rushed straight to Kong Gongjian's residence today, confronted him head-on, and issued such orders and requests that were deliberately meant to disgust others."

"After all, with your abilities and skills, there are many ways to smoothly handle what happened today, but you chose the most irrational way in everyone's eyes, like a completely reckless man."

"Based on my understanding of you, this action is enough to prove that you must have had such thoughts, isn't it?"

yes! !
There are obviously many ways to deal with what happened today. There are many ways and methods that can make the disciples of Mohism save face and intimidate the ministers, and at the same time express his anger. But he did choose the most irrational action, like a simple-minded and strong-limbed reckless man.

Why is this happening?
In fact, just as the prince said, after what happened today, he had already made up his mind and planned to implement in advance some plans that he had originally wanted to put on the back burner. That is why, when he was in the Jinyiwei prison, Zhu Gaoxu explained so many real reasons to the prince.

Because if he really wants to accomplish such a thing, it is definitely impossible for him to do it alone. Of course, there are another reason for saying such things, which is that he wants to appease the prince's heart and let him fully support him.

To tell the truth.

Zhu Gaochi's performance so far has indeed exceeded Zhu Gaoxu's expectations. He really didn't expect the effect to be so good that it could make the prince so anxious and worried.

But for him, this was exactly the result he wanted to see.

Doesn't this action also prove the determination of Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi?
Zhu Gaoxu did not refute this. He turned around, picked up the full cup of tea on the table and took a big gulp. He slowly raised his head and looked back, saying:

"Boss"

"It's better to do it now than to wait for a better day. I have no objection to this move."

"However, as for Xie Jin, we haven't had the chance to test him yet, and we don't know what he really thinks about this matter. We will summon him today and tell him the truth. If he is unwilling and refuses to cooperate,

"Boss, what are you going to do? What are you going to do?"

This is said.

This question made Zhu Gaochi stunned on the spot. He frowned and fell into deep thought. For a moment, he didn't know how to answer the question.

Yes!

If Xie Jin is unwilling to cooperate, or unwilling to do this, once their plan is told to him in detail, what should they do then, and how should they make him shut up?

This is indeed a big problem and an extremely important problem.

As for Xie Jin, not to mention Zhu Gaochi, even Zhu Gaoxu had extremely complicated feelings towards him.

There is no doubt that Xie Jin was a man of great talent. He was well-versed in the Four Books and Five Classics and was a famous talent in the Ming Dynasty.

But it is also because of this that this guy developed the bad habit of being arrogant and self-righteous.

To put it nicely, this person has a simple mind. To put it bluntly, this bastard has a problem with his brain, has no emotional intelligence at all, is arrogant and has no idea how to behave as a human being.

As long as this guy doesn't like something, he will never wait until the next day. As long as he has the chance, he will immediately file an impeachment complaint without any scruples or thoughts, and he won't care what others think or what impact this action will bring.

of course
Over the years, Zhu Gaoxu had naturally been the main target of impeachment by that bastard Xie Jin, who liked to submit memorials to impeach him for this or that.

to this end.

This caused Emperor Yongle to have many complaints about it.

He is considered the most unpopular person in the court.

Such a bold and stubborn person was allowed to preside over such an event.

Not to mention Zhu Gaoxu's heart was beating fast, even Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but feel a little nervous when he thought about it.

After a brief silence, Zhu Gaochi frowned, a trace of solemnity flashed across his face, and he said:
"Second brother, if this were you, how would you handle the situation?"

"Or, what do you want to do?"

"After all, it was you who mentioned Xie Jin before. I guess you must have had a plan to deal with this matter a long time ago, right?"

Feeling the gazes falling on him, Zhu Gaoxu raised his eyelids and looked back, saying in a deep voice:

"Boss..."

"What do you think can be done in this situation?"

"Besides taking him to the imperial prison, we have to wait for the matter to be settled."

“There’s nothing I can do about it.”

“And that’s what I thought from the very beginning.”

“I am prepared to do so.”

"Of course... Xie Jin is your man. Since you have already put your words here, I definitely want to hear your opinion."

"If you do this, what would you think? Would you be willing to do it?"

"If you can't bear to let go, then we may have to change the person in charge."

"There are so many things and people involved here. You know it better than anyone else, without me telling you."

"At this point, it's not you who gives me the answer, but I hope you can give me an accurate answer."

"As for Xie Jin's matter, are you willing to give it up or not?"

"If you are unwilling to let him go... then there is no need for him to participate in the following matters. If you are willing to let him go, then just drag him into this situation. Whether it will succeed or not depends on how he chooses to act and whether he can handle this important task."

"I don't know what you think about this matter, Boss."

"What choice are you going to make and how are you going to deal with it?"

(End of this chapter)