King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

The words are soft.

But the content contained here is extremely shocking. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a blatant threat.

However, this problem seemed to have no effect on Zhu Gaosui at all. If the sky fell, there were tall people to hold it up. In front of him was the Prince of Han, Zhu Gaoxu. Even though the boss had given him a break,

But everyone knew it better than anyone else that no matter whether it was the forces in the open or in the dark, he could never defeat Zhu Gaoxu.

On this matter, if Zhu Gaoxu did not dare to have any thoughts or actions, then how could he, who was not as strong as Zhu Gaoxu, dare to have any different thoughts?

Isn't that just like lighting a lantern in the toilet, which is just making yourself uncomfortable and courting your own destruction?

If they really wanted to take that step, Zhu Gaoxu would have to take the lead. The eldest and the second in command would have to have a thorough confrontation and a fight. Only after the two of them had wrestled with each other would he dare to take advantage of the situation and look for opportunities, so that he would have a chance of winning.

Otherwise, how could he have any chance?
to this end.

What the prince said was a warning or a threat.

For Zhu Gaosui, it was not true at all. Everything depended on the attitude of the Crown Prince and the King of Han towards this matter and what they were prepared to do. That was the most important thing.

Without these two gentlemen.
Anyway, he would never dare to have any different thoughts, so Zhu Gaochi's warnings and threats were invalid, and there was no problem at all. It would not have any impact on him, and he would definitely be extremely honest and prepare for his future departure. He would never dare to have any different thoughts or ideas.

After understanding this, Zhu Gaosui smiled noncommittally, stood up from his chair, walked quickly to the side of the crown prince, put his arm around the solemn crown prince's shoulder, and replied with a smile:
"hey hey"

"Boss, boss"

"Look, look at what you said. Isn't this just hurting the relationship between us brothers?"

"Didn't we agree on this issue and this matter before?"

"How is it possible that such a thing would happen? How could I possibly do such a thing? This is completely impossible. Even if I had the courage of heaven, I would never do this."

"Let's not talk about us brothers first. If we really do this, how will future generations judge us?"

"Don't think that you are the only scholars who care about reputation. We value reputation just as much as others. We don't want to be cursed for the rest of our lives."

"There are obviously better options, and we can obviously achieve a good reputation. As long as we are not fools, even if we are crazy, we will never do such a thing."

"Don't worry. I know better than anyone what's important about this matter. The situation you described will never happen, and I will never do that. So, you can put your worries aside."

"That will never happen."

"I promise."

His words were sincere and his demeanor was dignified, and he was simply too righteous.

If Zhu Gaochi didn't know what kind of person his brother was and what bad habits he had, he would have really believed this guy's lies.

Although he did not believe Zhu Gaosui's lies and guarantees, Zhu Gaochi knew his mind better than anyone else and knew that Zhu Gaosui was not a fool. Even if he had such thoughts in his mind, he would certainly not dare to act rashly.

This bastard would only do such a thing if he found enough opportunities and the possibility of success.

And where is this so-called opportunity?
In fact, everyone knew the truth about this matter, whether it was him or Zhu Gaosui. The person who could break this delicate balance was naturally none other than the King of Han, Zhu Gaoxu.

Tell the truth.

Although Zhu Gaoxu had certain reasons, he spoke frankly and openly to his elder brother about many things and talked about many hidden problems.

But Zhu Gaochi knew better than anyone that Zhu Gaoxu would never, ever tell him everything and lay all the cards in his hand out in the open. There must be some cards hidden in the dark that he had not told him.

Of course, this is also what Zhu Gaochi fears most about Zhu Gaoxu. After all, things that are on the surface are clear to everyone, but the things hidden behind the scenes and the unknown are what make people most wary and afraid.

God knows, when something unexpected happens, will those forces hidden in the dark give him a fatal blow?
This is also the real reason why he had to compromise on some things.

Of course, this does not mean that he really wants to take action against Zhu Gaoxu, or wants to do something to his two brothers. He just wants to know certain things so that he can prepare in advance. After all, knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in a hundred battles, which is an eternal iron rule.

Especially when facing such a major matter as life and death, who can be careless, who can truly remain calm?
to this end.

During this period of time, he had issued a death order to his spies hidden in the dark, asking them to find out the truth about this matter no matter what the cost, and try their best to find out what is here.

However, as he had expected, this matter had yielded almost no results, which made him extremely distressed. Even so, he still did not give up, and the orders he had issued were not withdrawn, and the people below were still carrying them out.

After a brief pause, Zhu Gaochi reached out and slapped away the big hand on his shoulder. He raised his head and looked at him with deep eyes. The corners of his mouth slightly raised to reveal an intriguing sneer, and he waved his hand and said:
"okay."

"Let's stop talking nonsense here. There is no point in saying these things."

"I hope you can understand what's going on. Anyway, I have made everything clear in advance. What to do next is not up to me. The decision is up to you."

"Instead of making promises to me here, you might as well make promises to yourself and ask yourself what your true feelings are."

Having said this, he paused, suddenly changed the subject, pondered for a moment, and continued:
"Is there anything else?"

"If nothing else, you've got the answer you wanted most."

"Just go back quickly and do what you need to do."

"Don't waste our time here. I don't have time to chat with you about those nonsense and waste everyone's rest time."

"You are in good spirits, but I am so sleepy."

As he spoke, Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but cover his mouth with his hand and yawned, as if he was telling the guest to get out of here.

See this situation.

Zhu Gaosui naturally understood this, and the purpose of this trip was successfully achieved. There was no point in continuing to tangle with them. Even if the prince did not issue an order to expel him, he had no intention of staying here for too long.

After all, the authenticity of the matter was confirmed, and the prince gave a positive answer.

Then he naturally had to arrange the subsequent matters as quickly as possible.

Then, Zhu Gaosui followed suit and yawned in a pretentious manner, pretending to be tired and sleepy, and waved his hands repeatedly, saying:

"Okay okay okay"

"You know what? I'm pretty sleepy too."

"It's getting late, so let's not disturb your rest, Boss."

"I'll take my leave first." Zhu Gaosui bowed respectfully, turned around and strode out of the courtyard without stopping at all.

Zhu Gaochi watched the figure disappearing into the darkness for a long time, his expression changing unpredictably. After a long while, he sighed and retracted his gaze, saying softly:

"Hey"

"None of them is easy to deal with."

"I've given you the opportunity, and you've found the way yourself."

"I hope that you can control the inflated feeling in your hearts caused by the change in strength in this matter!"

"We really don't want our family and our three brothers to really come to that point, and really fight each other one day."

"I hope so for the second and third child too!"

"You two guys, please don't force me. Don't make things difficult for me. Otherwise, I will really not care about any brotherhood or friendship anymore."

"Let's just take care of each other!"

After muttering a few words, Zhu Gaochi gathered his thoughts and turned his head to look at the shadow of a rockery in the courtyard. An intriguing smile appeared on his slightly raised lips, and he said in a deep voice:
"Come out!"

"It's such a cold day, hiding in such a dark and damp place, are you really not afraid of the cold at all, or of catching a cold?"

This is said.

There was no sound in the shadow that he was staring at, as if nothing had happened, as if there was really no one there. No one was there, or making any sound, to respond to Zhu Gaochi's words.

Seeing this, the smile on Zhu Gaochi's face instantly faded, and his words became lowered as he continued:
"What?"

"You don't want to come out, or do you want me to send someone to invite you, or do you want me to come and invite you myself?"

Zhu Gaochi said without any hesitation, turned his head and looked at Zhang De standing beside him and said:

"go"

"Bring that little bastard out to me."

As soon as these words came out, a rustling sound came from the stone pier under the originally quiet rockery, and then the figure of the Grandson Zhu Zhanji slowly walked out from the shadows. The embarrassment on his young face was fully revealed. He stretched out his hand to scratch his head in embarrassment, squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying, and said:
"Hey, hey, hey."

"Daddy, please don't, please don't, I'm coming out, is it not okay for me to come out?"

"no."

"I've hid here, I hid so well, I didn't make any noise, how did you find me?"

“Do you want to do this?!”

"Since when did you become able to listen to all directions and see all directions?"

“This can find me”

"That's it."

Seeing Zhu Zhanji coming out with his clothes a little messy, the prince glared at him and snorted coldly:

"Do you think we discovered your hiding?"

Zhu Zhanji was stunned by these words, and he replied subconsciously:
"Didn't Dad find out?"

"Then how did you know that I was hiding in the shadows and eavesdropping?"

"Could it be Zhang De?"

As he spoke, his eyes could not help but fall on Zhang De who was standing beside the Crown Prince, and he looked him up and down meaningfully.

That's what I said.

Zhang De couldn't help but look a little embarrassed, and subconsciously lowered his head, not daring to look at him.

To be honest, he did discover Zhu Zhanji's hiding place, but even though he found it, he did not speak out, nor did he mention it to the prince, and of course he did not have the opportunity to talk about it.

For this reason, Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but be curious. Zhang De, who lowered his head, couldn't help but be curious in his heart, wondering how the prince found the hiding Zhu Zhanji. However, he certainly didn't dare to ask this question. But since the prince asked this question, Zhang De couldn't help but prick up his ears, wanting to hear the reason.

Upon hearing this, the prince couldn't help but glance at Zhang De who was following behind him, and then he set his eyes on the brat who was looking at him with a puzzled look, shook his head slightly, and sneered:
"Zhang De?"

"He must have found out."

"But given the current situation, do you think he has a chance to remind us?"

"The one who actually discovered your location was your uncle who just left. Just a moment after we entered the house, your uncle's eyes glanced at your hiding place three times without leaving any trace."

"I'm not stupid, and I'm certainly not blind."

"Your Third Uncle and I grew up together. Even though he hid it very well, do you think he could have hidden it from us?"

"We know there is someone in the shadows, and we haven't arranged for anyone. Who else in the entire mansion would dare to act so boldly and eavesdrop so recklessly? There's no need to think too much. Who else could it be except you?"

"besides."

"You really think you are hiding well. Don't forget your uncle's background. He is a veteran of many battles. He was able to escape unscathed from a battlefield full of swords and knives. Do you really think he could have done it without some real skills?"

"So, your so-called hiding and concealing, these childish actions, in the eyes of others, are just like children playing house. There is no secret at all."

After hearing this, Zhu Zhanji's obviously embarrassed expression became even more embarrassed at this moment. He silently buried his head deep in his eyes, not daring to look at him.
"Oh"

Seeing his appearance, Zhu Gaochi did not chase him. He looked at him with interest and asked:

"Since you've been listening."

"I guess you heard everything I talked about with your uncle!"

"Tell me how you feel."

"What do you think?" (End of this chapter)