King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

Inside the palace.

Zhu Gaochi glanced at him indifferently, and was very dissatisfied in his heart:

"What do you mean by should?"

"Please..."

"Is this human language?"

"Don't you see what time it is?"

"He's a normal person, and he knows it's time for others to take a break."

"In the end, this bastard took the initiative."

"Let me get the point across first."

"You've asked this question, you've said this, you've said this, you've said this."

"Can he really say that he is angry and really disturb him?"

"Can he say such a thing?"

"If we really say that, wouldn't it definitely make everyone embarrassed and look bad?"

"For this reason, it is better to be generous."

Thinking of this, although he felt very uncomfortable, Zhu Gaochi naturally could not admit it or tell the truth.

After a brief moment of silence, Zhu Gaochi simply sorted out his thoughts, waved his hands repeatedly, and said with a smile:
"Hey hey..."

"The third child! The third child!"

"What are you talking about, bother?"

"How can this be considered a disturbance? For two brothers like us to say such things, isn't it a bit too unorthodox?"

"Hahaha……"

"but……"

Having said this, Zhu Gaochi paused, his face became reserved, and he changed the subject. He looked back with a hint of curiosity and asked:
"The third child..."

"What on earth are you up to?"

"Didn't we just leave? It's been less than an hour in total, right?"

"Why did you come back? Did something important happen?"

"Is it worth it for you to act like this? You have been drifting on the sea for many days and you are so tired. You don't even want to go back to rest, but come to our mansion again?"

"Tell me about it!"

After hearing this, Zhu Gaosui was stunned and felt a little embarrassed. He scratched his head in embarrassment.

I also know that this behavior is indeed somewhat abnormal.

Then, he was too lazy to waste time saying those roundabout words, and chose to speak directly:
"Boss..."

"Since you ask, I won't hide it."

"After the banquet at your place ended, I went to the Second Brother's residence."

"Oh?" Zhu Gaochi was slightly stunned when he heard that. He really didn't expect that he could say such words. He was caught off guard and fell silent.

After a brief moment of daze, Zhu Gaochi came back to his senses, slightly surprised, nodded, and asked:

"Ok?"

"What's wrong."

"Let's go to the second brother's mansion. We are three brothers, so it's normal for us to visit each other's mansions and chat. Isn't that normal?"

"You don't have to tell me about this. Don't worry, I'm not that petty, and I don't have that many thoughts and ideas. You can put your heart at ease."

"Besides..., when you were on the expedition to Japan, you didn't know that we went to the Second Brother's mansion almost every day."

"Ha ha……"

"So, these things are not a big deal."

This is a very generous statement.

If Zhang De were listening here, he would probably sneer at this and feel full of sarcasm in his heart.

Before that, I knew about the meeting between King Zhao and King Han.

It's not like that. It means thinking more than anyone else, thinking more than anyone else.

Although he did not participate in it, Zhu Gaosui could more or less guess some things about the prince based on his understanding of him, and he knew that it was definitely not as grand as he said.

Judging from his whereabouts, if nothing unexpected happened, the fact that he went to the Prince of Han's mansion would have been on the Prince's desk long before he arrived.

However, Zhu Gaoxu did not want to get entangled in this matter, and this was not the real purpose of his coming here.

After a brief moment of thought, Zhu Gaosui's expression suddenly became restrained. He waved his hands repeatedly and said with a smile:
"Hey hey..."

"Boss, this is serious."

"I don't mean that, let alone have such an idea."

"Hahaha... We've been brothers for so many years, there's no way I would think of you like this."

"The main reason for my visit is to ask you, I wonder whether what the second brother said in his mansion before was true or false."

"After all, you know the character of that bastard Lao Er."

"I really don't dare to believe it 100%. That guy is a rip-off. It's really a rip-off. He's really cruel."

"However, the second brother told me that if I didn't believe it, I could come and ask you directly. Now... I have no choice but to go back and ask you about the truth of this matter. I hope you can solve my doubts."

Zhu Gaochi: "????"

The King of Han asked the King of Zhao to come to him for verification?

What's the situation?
What do you mean?
These words made the prince curious.

He didn't quite understand what the second and third brothers were up to. He was completely bewildered and confused.

As he thought about it, Zhu Gaochi paused, raised his eyebrows and glanced at him, with a hint of curiosity, and said:

"Oh?"

"Interesting, interesting. This really makes me curious."

"But if you do this, aren't you afraid that the second brother will be unhappy and think that you are questioning him?"

"What's going on?" "Why don't you tell me first and see if I know the answer and can help you solve the problem."

After hearing this, Zhu Gaosui waved his hand, shook his head slightly, and said:
"Since the second brother dares to say that, he will definitely not be angry."

"This is not a big deal."

"The main thing is that when we were on the expedition to Japan, didn't the three of us open our hearts and talk frankly? In the future, the second brother and I will find a suitable opportunity to leave the Ming mainland and go out to expand our branches and leaves, right?"

"But I have been thinking about one question for a while now."

"That is, me and the second brother, when we leave, we will definitely need to take a lot of soldiers with us."

"But how do we solve this problem of soldiers?"

"It's impossible for them to take away the Ming Dynasty's active soldiers by then!"

"Let's not talk about whether you and the old man are willing to do so. After all, those Ming soldiers left their homes with us. If we don't make it clear in advance, when the time comes, it will be a question whether those Ming soldiers are willing to leave with us."

"The answer the second brother gave me was also to allow me to train soldiers in my fiefdom and make preparations and plans in advance."

"But after all, this is such a big deal, and the second guy is not a reliable guy, so of course he's afraid that you'll think too much."

"For this, I want to ask you, and of course the second brother also asked me to ask you."

"so……"

This is said.

Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. To be honest, he did not expect that King Zhao would come here to ask him so seriously. At the same time, he couldn't help but look sideways and feel puzzled. Could it be that the third brother was so honest that he didn't secretly train his soldiers in his fiefdom and make preparations for certain things in advance?

As for Zhu Gaoxu, he was actually kept in the dark at first about the deep-seated plan of suddenly letting the Princess of Han go to the fiefdom to take charge of the overall situation. This matter was later discovered based on the intelligence information sent back by the spies in Zhu Gaoxu's fiefdom.

It was only after a long time that he slowly began to comprehend the hidden things in it.

However, all these things happened after the three brothers opened their hearts and decided on certain things through friendly conversation. Not long after they opened their hearts, the second brother also found a suitable opportunity to speak frankly to him about the matter.

At this moment, the matter was already a done deal. As the eldest brother and the prince, he had already reached a consensus with them, so he was naturally embarrassed to say anything more. Whether he was willing or not, he could only nod in agreement. After all, the reasons given by others left him with no reason to refute or oppose.

If we oppose or refute this matter, wouldn't that be directly overturning the consensus reached by the parties at that time?
If this were to happen, it would cause suspicion in others, and the consequences would naturally be something he did not want to see, and something he could not bear.

For this reason, we can only accept it by default.

Simultaneously
At that time, he naturally thought that the third brother and the second brother were in the same boat, and that if the second brother had made such preparations, then the third brother might have also made such preparations secretly.

God knows what happened. According to what King Zhao Zhu Gaosui meant, it is not difficult to guess that even if this guy was prepared, it would be pitifully little. It was precisely because he knew the urgency of the problem that he was so anxious and pressing, and did the thing of going back.

However, the question asked by Prince of Zhao Zhu Gaosui made him fall silent all of a sudden, and he didn't know how to answer it for a moment.

If you agree, then let him do it.

He still had some concerns in his heart. After all, as the eldest brother, he knew better than anyone what the second and third brothers were thinking. He was really worried that these two people would really build up enough strength, which would eventually lead to them becoming too powerful to get rid of, and the thing he least wanted to see would happen.

But if you say you disagree and don't allow others to do so, it seems really unreasonable.

Firstly, Prince of Han Zhu Gaoxu had already started and did not allow Prince of Zhao to follow suit, which clearly showed suspicion of exclusion. Everyone must have felt uncomfortable and it was very likely that the table would be overturned.

The second is the problem that Zhu Gaosui just mentioned. When others really want to leave, if they are not trained now and the strength of this place is not explained, and they are suddenly asked to select people from the army, it is really possible that what he said will happen and no one will be willing to leave with them.

To be honest, this question made him feel very troubled for a moment. It was not right to agree, and it was not right not to agree either. It seemed that no matter what he did, it would be wrong.

As a result, the entire hall fell into an eerie silence, and no one spoke first. However, the heavy breathing showed that at this moment, the two people present were not at peace.

Just like this, after a long while, Zhu Gaosui saw that he had not answered his question for a long time and gave him an accurate answer. The expression on his face changed, his smile instantly retreated, his pupils became deeper, and he said in a deep voice:

"Boss"

"Very difficult?"

"Or"

The words were soft and there was no trace of unusual emotion.

But they were not fools. Zhu Gaochi could naturally hear the bad meaning and dissatisfaction in it.

After hearing this, Zhu Gaochi slowly raised his drooping brows, forced a smile on his face that was uglier than crying, waved his hands repeatedly and smiled, saying:

“No, no, no”

"How is this possible!"

"Look at what you are saying, Third Brother. There is nothing to be embarrassed about."

"You are totally overthinking this. You are totally overthinking this."

"Isn't it just preparing for the future?"

"I do know this. When you were on the expedition to Japan, I discussed this issue with the second brother and approved his proposal."

"I, the second brother, have agreed to this matter, so how can I disagree with you?"

"Of course I'm not the kind of person who favors one over the other, don't you think?"

"but."

Having said this, Zhu Gaochi paused, and the smile on his face instantly faded, replaced by a serious expression. His expression also became solemn at this moment, and he said in a deep voice:

"I agree and understand that you and the second brother should prepare in advance."

"but."

"Third brother, as the elder brother, we must speak out the ugly words first, so as to avoid the brothers from getting upset over certain things later on, which will make everyone feel uncomfortable and ruin the relationship between us brothers."

"Of course, this matter is not just directed at you. I still said the same thing when it comes to the second brother."

"Do you understand?"

Such an answer, such words.

Zhu Gaosui really didn't expect this. Although he could feel the prince's reluctance and fear, as long as this matter could be agreed, it would be a very good thing for him.

Then, without any hesitation, he asked:

"It's okay, I can understand."

"Be a gentleman first, then a villain. Boss, if you have any ideas or requests, just say it directly. There is no need to hide it."

"As long as we can do it and as long as it does not violate our bottom line, we can agree to it."

Zhu Gaochi thought for a moment, his face was silent, and he said:
"The request is very simple. You can quietly raise troops in your fiefdom, but the number cannot exceed 100,000. Secondly, all of these personal expenses have nothing to do with the court. The court will never give you a penny."

"We must take good confidentiality measures. No news or rumors can leak out. Otherwise, you should know better than me what kind of morals the court officials are. What kind of consequences will it bring once they find out?"

"Of course, the most important thing is to put away the unrealistic ideas of the past and never cross the red line that cannot be crossed. If you do cross it, the third brother will not blame his elder brother for not thinking about the friendship between brothers." (End of this chapter)